Metal bed.



PATENTED FEB. 27, 1906.

G. J. WIDEGREN.

METAL BED. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 29, 1905.

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METAL BED.

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CHARLES J. WIDEGREN, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

METAL BED.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 27, 1906.

Application filed August 29,1905. Serial No. 276,192.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES J. WIDEGREN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Metal Beds; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

.The present invention relates to improvements in iron, brass, or like bedsteads and the bed-springs therefor; and the said invention has for its principal object to provide a novel holding means or bearing for the bed springs of an iron, brass, or like bedstead of such a construction that when the said bedspring is placed upon the iron, brass, or like bedstead it is held rigidly and immovably in position thereon and is prevented from slipping or sliding upon the bed-frame or other wise becoming disarranged from its normal operative position.

Further objects of the present invention are to provide a bearing for the bed-springs of an iron, brass, or like bedstead which renders the said bedstead absolutely noiseless by preventing the said bed-springs from slipping or sliding upon the bed-frame, thereby caus ing the disagreeable squeaking noise which so frequently accompanies the use of metal bedsteads; and, furthermore, the present invention provides means to prevent the scratching, chipping, or otherwise marring of the enameled or polished surface of the bedframe caused by the slipping or sliding of the bed-springs thereon.

With the various objects of my present invention in view the same consists, primarily, in the bearing or holding device for bedsprings adapted to be used with iron, brass,

, or the like bedsteads, to be hereinafter more fully described; and, furthermore, this invention consists in the general arrangements and combinations of the devices and parts, aswell as in the details of the construction of the same, all of which will be fully set forth in the following specification and then finally embodied in the clauses of the claim, which are appended to and form an essential part of the said specification.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of an iron, brass, or like bedstead with the bed-spring therefor arranged on the novel bearings or holding means embodying the principles of my pres ent invention. Fig. 2 is 'a side -elevation of a portion of an iron, brass, or the like bedstead and a portion of a bed-spring therefor, showing in elevation and part section one arrangement of the said bed-spring upon the novel bearing or holding device. Fig. 3 is a verti cal cross-section of the same, taken on line 3 3 in said Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the parts shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of a portion of an iron, brass, or the like bedstead and a portion of a bed spring therefor, showing in elevation and part section a modified construction of the novel bearing or holding device for bed-springs, said hearing or holding device being made detachable and adapted to be attached to any of the usual and wellknown forms of iron, brass, or like bedsteads now ordinarily in use. Fig. 6 is a vertical cross-section of the same, taken on line 6 6 in the said Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a plan view of a portion of the iron, brass, or like bedstead, showing a part of the novel bearing or holding device attached thereto, the bed-spring being removed in this view. Fig. 8 is a collective perspective view of the detachable parts of the novel bearing or holding device for bed-springs adapted to be used with iron, brass, or the like bedsteads, shown in said Figs. 5, 6, and 7.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the above-described views to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now to the several figures of the drawings, the reference character 1 indicates a complete iron, brass, or like bedstead, the same comprising the usual ornamental metal end boards, as the headboard and footboard. The said headboard is provided at its opposite ends with the posts 2, and in like manner the base or foot board is provided at its opposite ends with the posts 3. Suitably connected with and secured upon each post 2 and 3 is a key or lug receiving piece or bracket 7, substantially as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. Connected with the longitudinally and oppositely located brackets 7 are side bars 4, of metal, and preferably made L- shaped in cross-section. At their respective ends the said side bars 4 are provided with suitable end pieces or members 5, each end piece or member 5 being provided with a 'conically shaped or downwardly tapering key, lug, or dovetail 6, whch is inserted in a similarly-tapered receiving-socket 7. Each end piece or member 5 is also made with an upwardly-extending bearing 8, having in its upper face a cup or other suitably-shaped pin or stud receiving pocket or socket 9, substantially as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings.

The spring-webbing of a bed-spring is secured at its respective ends to angle-bars 11 by means of a retaining-bar 12, which clamps the said spring webbing 10 against the angle-bar 11, the whole being held together by means of rivets or screw-bolt 13 or in any other suitable manner. The said spring webbing is held at its proper tension by means of the longitudinally-extending side rods or tubes 14, each rod or tube being provided at or near its ends with brackets or supporting blocks 15. Each bracket or block 15 is provided at its upper edge with a laterally-extending member or arm 16, provided upon its upper surface with suitable ribs 17, forming a groove or channel between them within which the end portion of an angle-bar 11 is received and rests. Each anglebar 11 has a block 15 and laterally-extending member or arm 16 at or near each end, and the said angle-bars 11, the blocks 15, and the rods or tubes 14 are rigidly secured and held in their assembled relation by means of bolts 18 and nu ts 19, as will be clearly understood from an inspection of Fig. 3 of the drawings. Upon the under side of each laterally-extending member or arm 16 of each block 15, and preferably forming an integral part thereof, is a downwardly-projecting pin, stud, or lug 20, each pin, stud, or lug 20 being preferably made cone-shaped and having a sharp point. Thus when the bed-spring is in its position the four pins, studs, or lugs 20 at the several end portions of the connected parts will each rest in a pin or stud receiving pocket or socket 9 of a bearing 8, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and it will be clearly seen that all danger of the bed springs moving upon the framework of the bedstead is entirely over come, and hence there will be no squeaky -.noises, such as are ordinarily produced in iron or brass beds where two flat surfaces of the side bars of the bedstead and the end or angle bars of the bed-spring rest upon each other and are apt to move in frictional contact, as in the construction now made, whereby the objectionable noises between the parts are produced.

In Figs. 5 to 8, inclusive, I have illustrated a slightly-modified construction of bearing or supporting means for the bed-springs of that class of iron, brass, or like bedsteads of the usual constructions now in the market. The said modified bearing or supporting means consists, essentially, of a main body portion 21, provided in its'upper face with a lug or stud receiving depression or socket 22, the said body being formed with an offset, as at 23, and' being further provided with a longitudinally-extending arm or member 24. This arm or member 24 is also provided with a pair of longitudinally-extending ribs 25, forming a space 26 between them, substantially as shown. In practice the said body portion 21 is arranged upon the upper surface of the usual end piece or member 5 of the bedstead, with the offset 23 resting against the end of said piece or member 5 and the arm 24 and its ribs 25 embracing the end portion of the usual side bar 4, as shown. said parts in their assembled relation, the said armor member 24 is provided with one or more perforations 26 for the reception of screws 27, the ends of which are screwed into correspondinglyplaced screw-holes in the bar 4, as clearly indicated in the drawings.

Suitably secured upon the under face of the usual angle-bar 11 of the bed-spring is a block or plate 28, which is provided with a pair of ribs 29, which embrace the said anglebar 11, as shown, the said block or plate 28 being provided with one or more screw-receiving holes 30 for the reception of screw 31, by means of which the said block or plate is secured in its fixed position to the angle-bar. Extending from the lower surface of the said block or plate 28 is a pin, lug, or stud 32, similar in construction and shape to the pin, lug, or stud 20. of the device shown in said Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, and described in the foregoing. The said pin, lug, or stud 32 is adapted to be received by the cup shaped depression or socket 23 of the block 22, substantially as shown in Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawings and for the purposes previously described in connection with the devices illustrated in Figs. 1

. to 4, inclusive.

From the foregoing description of my present invention it will be seen that I have devised a bed-spring bearing or holding means for use with iron, brass, or the like bedsteads, the said bearing or holding means being of simple and effective construction and which positively holds the bed-spring in its normal position, thus insuring against the slipping, sliding, or other displacement of the said spring, and thereby avoiding scratching or otherwise injuring the bedstead-frame and also avoiding the disagreeable squeaking and creaking of the said bedstead when in use.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is* 1. In a metal bed, the combination, with the metal framework of the bedstead and a metal bar of the bed-spring, of a bearing or holding means comprising two elements connected respectively with the metal framework of the bedstead and the metal bar of the bed-springs, one of said elements being pro- To secure the vided with a cup-shaped receiving depression, and said elements being in supporting engagement, and means connected with the other one of said elements extending into and being in oscillatory supporting engagement with said receiving depression to prevent slipping or sliding of one element upon the other, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. In a metal bed, the combination, with the metal framework of the bedstead and a metal bar of the bed-spring, of a bearing or holding means comprising two elements connected respectively with the metal framework of the bedstead and the metal bar of the bed-springs, said elements being in supportmg engagement, and one of said elements being provided with a cup-shaped pin or stud receiving socket, and a pointed pin or stud upon the other element, extending into and being in oscillatory supporting engagement with said socket to prevent slipping or sliding of one element upon the other, substantially as and for the urposes set forth.

3. In a metal be the combination, with the metal framework of the bedstead, of a metal side bar formed with an end member, an upwardly-extending bearing on said end member, a laterally-extending metal crossbar of a bed-spring, said bearing being provided with a cup-shaped receiving depression, a bearing member on said cross-bar, and means connected with the bearing member of said cross-bar extending into and being in oscillatory supporting engagement with said receiving depression to prevent slipping or sliding of said bearing members upon each other, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

4. In a metal bed, the combination, with the metal framework of the bedstead, of a metal side bar formed with an end member, an upwardly-extending bearing on said end member, a laterally-extending metal cross-bar of abed-spring, a bearing member on said cross-bar, the bearing member of the metal side bar being provided with a cup-shaped pin or stud receiving socket, and a pointed pin or stud upon the bearing member of said side bar, extending into and being in oscillatory supporting engagement with said socket to prevent slipping or sliding of said bearing members upon each other, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

5. In a metal bed, the combination, with the metal framework of the bedstead, of a metal side bar formed with an end member, an upwardly-extending bearing on said end member, a metal side rod and a laterally-extending metal cross-bar of a bed-spring, a supporting-block between said side rod and laterally-extending bar, an arm extending laterally from said block, and means on said bearing of the end member and said arm of said block to prevent slipping or sliding of said arts upon each other, substantially as and f dr the purposes set forth.

6. In a metal bed, the combination, with the metal framework of the bedstead, of a metal side bar formed with an end member, an upwardly-extending bearing on said end member, a metal side rod and a laterally-extending metal cross-bar of a bed-spring, a supporting-block between said side rod and laterally-extending bar, an arm extending laterally from said block, the bearing of said end member being provided with a pin or stud receiving socket, and a pin or stud upon the arm of said block to prevent slipping or sliding of said parts upon each other, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

7. In a metal bed, the combination, with the metal framework of the bedstead, of a metal side bar formed with an end member, an upwardly-extending bearing on said end member, a metal side rod and a laterally-extending metal cross-bar of a bed-spring, a supporting-block between said side rod and laterally-extending bar, an arm extending laterally from said block, ribs on said arm said ribs embracing portions of the laterallyextending bar of the bed-spring, and means on said bearing of the end member and said arm of said block to prevent slipping or sliding of said parts upon each other, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

8. In a metal bed, the combination, with the metal framework of the bedstead, of a metal side bar formed with an end member, a metal side rod and a laterally-extending metal cross-bar of a bed-spring, a supportingblock between said side rod and laterally-extending bar, an arm extending laterally from said block, ribs on said arm said ribs embracing portions of the laterally-extending bar of the bed-spring, the bearing of said end member being provided with a pin or stud receiving socket, and a pin or stud upon the arm of said block to prevent slipping or sliding of said parts upon each other, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereunto set my hand this 25th day of August, 1905.

CHARLES J. WIDEGREN.

Witnesses:

- FREDK. C. FRAENTZEL,

GEO. D. RICHARDS. 

